# Distance from Baindoung Airport (BDZ) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 16,397 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,397 km / 10,188 mi / 8,853 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 157° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 205° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 19:34 in Baindoung Airport, it's 06:34 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,941 ft (GRU is lower than BDZ)

## Airports

### [Baindoung Airport (BDZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdz-baindoung-airport/1ef266de-9afe-6c5e-bbf7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baindoung Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYBG
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.350000, 146.940000
- Elevation: 4,400 ft

### [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- ICAO: SBGR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -23.440000, -46.470000
- Elevation: 2,459 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:34 in Baindoung Airport, it's 06:34 in Sao Paulo.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Baindoung Airport (BDZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdz-baindoung-airport/1ef266de-9afe-6c5e-bbf7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)